Blues Brothers

BLUES BROTHERS. American blues revivalist band founded in 1976 by comedy actors Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. Belushi & Aykroyd in character as lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues and harmonica player / backing vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band which was composed of well-known and respected musicians. The band began to take on a life beyond television, releasing an album Briefcase Full of Blues in 1978 and then having a Hollywood film, The Blues Brothers created around its characters in 1980. Since the death of John Belushi in 1982, the Blues Brothers have continued to perform with a rotating cast of guest singers & musicians and continue to make regular appearances at musical festivals worldwide.